Chapter 5
Flourish and Blotts
The next morning, I was up and early. Ready to go to Diagon Alley. Which
is odd for me because I normally sleep in. So I had some breakfast
(cereal, toast, an apple and a glass of milk) went to the den to watch
some Sunday cartoons, when the doorbell rang. Sirius, I thought. I ran to
the door so he would not wake anyone. And standing as usual, was Sirius.
"You have to be quiet! ", I murmured.
"Why? The Boogie Man! ", he whispered back, while waving his arms in the
air.
"No! Everyone's asleep, you idiot! Why won't you be serious, Sirius? ".
"I can be! And besides, my name is Sirius!" he responded.
"Shut-up!" I said as I pulled him in the house and closed the front door
quietly.
"Here. ". Sirius threw a parcel at me, watching me as if waiting for me
to open it. So I looked at it; neatly (yeah neatly! That was different
for Sirius) written on the parcel was my name. So I opened it and there
was a blue book, a journal!
"Sirius! How did you know? ".
But he didn't have a chance to answer because I flung my arms around him.
He must have realized that it meant thank-you. He then wrapped his arms
around me. Yet again we pulled apart because of James.
"Aww! Isn't that cute! ", I turned to see James standing in the door way.
But before I could react, there was a flash of black go by and Sirius had
pinned James.
"Okay, okay! Mercy! Mercy!" James howled.
Sirius got up and said that it was a birthday present. James then asked
what he was going to get.
"A fat lip? " I had asked with a bit hope.
"No! Not for Jamesie-Boy! Here! He threw as envelope at James. James
looked at Sirius then back at the envelope and tear it open. In the
envelope was a gift certificate to Quality Quidditch, the Quidditch shop
in Diagon Alley.
"Hey! Thanks mate! Now I can go and buy that repair kit with that manual
in it! ", then James looked puzzled, "How did you know? ".
Then Sirius looked at me. I had totally forgotten about the letter I sent
to Sirius! I kept looking at him, and he nodded! Good that he understood
that the letter was private.
"Your. mom and dad told me. ".
"Oh! Okay! ", but it didn't look like James was convinced, because he was
still looking at Sirius and I oddly.
"Well have to go get dressed. " and with that he left.
"So. about that. urm.err. you know." Sirius was stumbling with words?
This is not like him at all. Even around other girls!
"Incident in my room?" I had that part out.
"Yeah. It depends on what you wanted it to be." He said.
"Well, maybe I wanted it to be a kiss. ".
Sirius looked at me shocked, then smiled and leaned towards me and
kissed me on the cheek.
"Happy Birthday." He whispered in my ear.
We then acted like nothing happened and watched Sunday morning cartoons.
It took mom and dad an hour to get us ready to use Floo-Powder. I hate
Floo-powder because you get spun round and round and round! Well here's
what you do: you take a handful of Floo-powder, you go stand in a
fireplace, say the place you want to go (clearly) and drop the powder.
After landing in Diagon Alley, mom used a cleaning charm to get the soot
off of James, Sirius, dad, herself, and me.
After an hour off shopping for cauldrons, phials, telescopes and scales,
we still needed our books, wands, and robes. Of course, I wanted to go
book shopping first. So we made our way down to Flourish and Blotts.
After I had collected the books on the school list, I was allowed to pick
out three more books for a bit of light reading.
"Anja! Do you know how much homework you're to get? ", Sirius and James
asked.
"No." I said in a reply.
"We're going to have so much you won't be reading your extra books! ".
"I'll just finish the assignment in class or that night it is assigned.
", they still looked worried "Don't worry! I'll probably finish them
before we get to Hogwarts! ". That calmed them down a bit.
So I walked through the store, looking at the odd book, when I spotted a
boy, sitting on a stool. He was so in to the book he was reading because
he didn't even notice me.
"Hello. ".
The boy looked up startled, then smiled weakly. He had sandy brown hair
and yellowish- brown eyes. The boy looked a bit pal now that I looked at
him closer. I looked away, because I realized I was staring at him.
"Hi." He replied, "Don't worry. I get that a lot. that staring. " He
smiled a bit more than before.
"No, it was rude of me." Ii looked around at the shelves, "You look like
you know your books, do you think you could help me pick out three
books?" I had to ask him. And besides, it looked like he knew his books.
(Really!).
"Yeah, sure!" he got up eagerly as if he didn't have anything else to
do", Is it your first year? ".
"At Hogwarts? Yeah. You? ".
He nodded. We were now walking past the front desk (past James and
Sirius) and up some stairs. We reached a bookshelf and stopped. He
reached up towards a leather bound book with gold writing on the side.
""This one is a good book. ", he handed it over to me. It read 'Hogwarts,
A History'.
"It would be a good idea to read this one!" I thought out loud. Then we
laughed. "What about the book in your hand?" I asked.
"This one? I don't know if a girl like you", he looked me up and down,
"should read this book. ".
"Try me." I said knowing he would have to surrender the book sooner or
later.
He handed it over. I read the cover: ' A Guide to Dark Creatures'. It
sounded okay.
"So? Too scary?" ha asked, (I think he was coming out of his shell)
teasing me.
"Nope! Which shelf is it on? ".
He pointed it out and I grabbed it.
"Do you like Quidditch?" he probably knew already because I smiled.
"Of course! ".
"Then you'll probably like 'Quidditch Through the Ages'! he pointed
across the room and we walked over. So I grabbed the book off the shelf
and turned to go pay, he then asked for my name.
"Anja, Anja Potter. " I answered sweetly, and asked for his.
"Remus, Remus Lupin. " he said, smiling timidly.
After I paid for my books I said good-bye.
After James, Sirius and I got our robes and wands (mine unicorn hair,
holly, 11 inches) we left Diagon Alley, yet again using Floo-Powder
(Damn!).
When we got home James asked whom the boy was.
"Just a friend James, just a friend. " I said while walking up the stairs
to my room on cloud nine.
Flourish and Blotts
The next morning, I was up and early. Ready to go to Diagon Alley. Which
is odd for me because I normally sleep in. So I had some breakfast
(cereal, toast, an apple and a glass of milk) went to the den to watch
some Sunday cartoons, when the doorbell rang. Sirius, I thought. I ran to
the door so he would not wake anyone. And standing as usual, was Sirius.
"You have to be quiet! ", I murmured.
"Why? The Boogie Man! ", he whispered back, while waving his arms in the
air.
"No! Everyone's asleep, you idiot! Why won't you be serious, Sirius? ".
"I can be! And besides, my name is Sirius!" he responded.
"Shut-up!" I said as I pulled him in the house and closed the front door
quietly.
"Here. ". Sirius threw a parcel at me, watching me as if waiting for me
to open it. So I looked at it; neatly (yeah neatly! That was different
for Sirius) written on the parcel was my name. So I opened it and there
was a blue book, a journal!
"Sirius! How did you know? ".
But he didn't have a chance to answer because I flung my arms around him.
He must have realized that it meant thank-you. He then wrapped his arms
around me. Yet again we pulled apart because of James.
"Aww! Isn't that cute! ", I turned to see James standing in the door way.
But before I could react, there was a flash of black go by and Sirius had
pinned James.
"Okay, okay! Mercy! Mercy!" James howled.
Sirius got up and said that it was a birthday present. James then asked
what he was going to get.
"A fat lip? " I had asked with a bit hope.
"No! Not for Jamesie-Boy! Here! He threw as envelope at James. James
looked at Sirius then back at the envelope and tear it open. In the
envelope was a gift certificate to Quality Quidditch, the Quidditch shop
in Diagon Alley.
"Hey! Thanks mate! Now I can go and buy that repair kit with that manual
in it! ", then James looked puzzled, "How did you know? ".
Then Sirius looked at me. I had totally forgotten about the letter I sent
to Sirius! I kept looking at him, and he nodded! Good that he understood
that the letter was private.
"Your. mom and dad told me. ".
"Oh! Okay! ", but it didn't look like James was convinced, because he was
still looking at Sirius and I oddly.
"Well have to go get dressed. " and with that he left.
"So. about that. urm.err. you know." Sirius was stumbling with words?
This is not like him at all. Even around other girls!
"Incident in my room?" I had that part out.
"Yeah. It depends on what you wanted it to be." He said.
"Well, maybe I wanted it to be a kiss. ".
Sirius looked at me shocked, then smiled and leaned towards me and
kissed me on the cheek.
"Happy Birthday." He whispered in my ear.
We then acted like nothing happened and watched Sunday morning cartoons.
It took mom and dad an hour to get us ready to use Floo-Powder. I hate
Floo-powder because you get spun round and round and round! Well here's
what you do: you take a handful of Floo-powder, you go stand in a
fireplace, say the place you want to go (clearly) and drop the powder.
After landing in Diagon Alley, mom used a cleaning charm to get the soot
off of James, Sirius, dad, herself, and me.
After an hour off shopping for cauldrons, phials, telescopes and scales,
we still needed our books, wands, and robes. Of course, I wanted to go
book shopping first. So we made our way down to Flourish and Blotts.
After I had collected the books on the school list, I was allowed to pick
out three more books for a bit of light reading.
"Anja! Do you know how much homework you're to get? ", Sirius and James
asked.
"No." I said in a reply.
"We're going to have so much you won't be reading your extra books! ".
"I'll just finish the assignment in class or that night it is assigned.
", they still looked worried "Don't worry! I'll probably finish them
before we get to Hogwarts! ". That calmed them down a bit.
So I walked through the store, looking at the odd book, when I spotted a
boy, sitting on a stool. He was so in to the book he was reading because
he didn't even notice me.
"Hello. ".
The boy looked up startled, then smiled weakly. He had sandy brown hair
and yellowish- brown eyes. The boy looked a bit pal now that I looked at
him closer. I looked away, because I realized I was staring at him.
"Hi." He replied, "Don't worry. I get that a lot. that staring. " He
smiled a bit more than before.
"No, it was rude of me." Ii looked around at the shelves, "You look like
you know your books, do you think you could help me pick out three
books?" I had to ask him. And besides, it looked like he knew his books.
(Really!).
"Yeah, sure!" he got up eagerly as if he didn't have anything else to
do", Is it your first year? ".
"At Hogwarts? Yeah. You? ".
He nodded. We were now walking past the front desk (past James and
Sirius) and up some stairs. We reached a bookshelf and stopped. He
reached up towards a leather bound book with gold writing on the side.
""This one is a good book. ", he handed it over to me. It read 'Hogwarts,
A History'.
"It would be a good idea to read this one!" I thought out loud. Then we
laughed. "What about the book in your hand?" I asked.
"This one? I don't know if a girl like you", he looked me up and down,
"should read this book. ".
"Try me." I said knowing he would have to surrender the book sooner or
later.
He handed it over. I read the cover: ' A Guide to Dark Creatures'. It
sounded okay.
"So? Too scary?" ha asked, (I think he was coming out of his shell)
teasing me.
"Nope! Which shelf is it on? ".
He pointed it out and I grabbed it.
"Do you like Quidditch?" he probably knew already because I smiled.
"Of course! ".
"Then you'll probably like 'Quidditch Through the Ages'! he pointed
across the room and we walked over. So I grabbed the book off the shelf
and turned to go pay, he then asked for my name.
"Anja, Anja Potter. " I answered sweetly, and asked for his.
"Remus, Remus Lupin. " he said, smiling timidly.
After I paid for my books I said good-bye.
After James, Sirius and I got our robes and wands (mine unicorn hair,
holly, 11 inches) we left Diagon Alley, yet again using Floo-Powder
(Damn!).
When we got home James asked whom the boy was.
"Just a friend James, just a friend. " I said while walking up the stairs
to my room on cloud nine.